USCG Gallery: Maritime guardians

For more than two centuries the U.S. Coast Guard has safeguarded our Nation’s maritime interests in the heartland, in the ports, at sea, and around the world. Click to view images of the men and women who carry out an array of civil and military responsibilities that touch almost every facet of the U.S. maritime environment.

Catching air

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A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is positioned at the ready on the Air Station Astoria flight line in the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest.

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Air Station Clearwater & Station Sand Key team up for a little afternoon training near Clearwater Pass, Fla.

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U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer Jastremski

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Coast Guard Seaman Breanna Kinchen-Woods, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Oswego, N.Y., aboard the 47-foot Motor Life Boat, throws the heaving line to another Coast Guardsman waiting aboard the 25-foot Response Boat during two boat training.

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Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Robert J. Yered offload and guard 2,300 pounds of cocaine at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla. The seized cocaine, worth an estimated $35 million, was found aboard a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea.

U.S. Coast Guard/Seaman Joseph Betson

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A boat crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor patrols a safety zone during the Cleveland Tall Ships Festival held at the Port of Cleveland.

U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Yaw

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United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle crewmembers discuss various search patterns during a crewmember training session aboard the tall ship's small boat.

U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen

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Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light train offshore of the station.

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A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Port Angeles, Wash., completes a search-and-rescue demonstration following the Parade of Ships during the annual Seattle Seafair on the downtown waterfront.

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Coast Guard Shackle's crew breaks ice along the Penobscott River in Bangor, Maine. The crew regularly break ice along Maine's rivers to keep the waterway open for commercial traffic and to prevent flooding.

USCG/Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson

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